Safety and Driver Assistance Rating:

*Due to lack of NHTSA and IIHS crash testing.

Neither the Cayenne Turbo nor the Turbo S have been crash-tested by the nation’s testing agencies, so we cannot rate their overall safety. Several active safety features—such as adaptive cruise control—are available. And cost extra, of course.

Crash Test Results

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the nonprofit, independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) evaluate vehicles for crashworthiness in the United States. NHTSA assigns cars an overall rating out of five stars. IIHS uses a different set of tests, grades cars on a scale of Good to Poor, and awards the vehicles that perform best across its tests with Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+ honors, the latter of which requires that the subject’s automated forward-collision-braking system performs well.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Test Results

2017 Porsche Cayenne Turbo / Turbo S

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Test Results

2017 Porsche Cayenne Turbo / Turbo S

Driver’s Side Small Overlap

Passenger’s Side Small Overlap

Moderate Overlap

Side Impact

Roof Strength

Head Restraints and Seats

Front Crash Prevention

Headlights

Child Seat Anchors

Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+?

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Airbags, Child Seats, and Spare Tire Location

Installing a rear-facing child seat in the Cayenne Turbo S is almost hassle free. Connecting to the LATCH anchors was easy, but extra support was needed to level the seat.

Vehicle Tested: 2017 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

Active Safety Features

A pair of parking sensors are the only standard driver assists on these Porsche SUVs. This means common technology such as a backup camera costs extra. Most of the other options, including blind-spot monitoring and lane-departure warning, are available individually for less than $1000. Still, rivals such as the BMW X5 M and the Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged are cheaper and have better active safety. For instance, the Cayenne isn’t available with either automated emergency braking or a self-parking system.

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